Google launches Chrome 83 with updated safety and privacy settings, third-party cookies blocked in Incognito mode, DNS-over-HTTPS support, and new dev features
Ad networks, analytics vendors, and any site relying on third-party cookies lose that signal in Incognito sessions immediately, while users gain DNS-over-HTTPS support that encrypts lookups away from the local network operator.
Second-order effects
Measurement and retargeting providers face a shrinking reliable-data footprint across Chrome's private modes — the same pressure the SameSite rollback previewed — forcing re-engineering toward first-party data collection.
DNS resolver operators and ISPs see browsers positioning themselves as the client-side switch point for encrypted resolution, shifting traffic toward DoH-compatible resolvers.
Third-order effects
The cadence from Chrome 66 through 76, 79, 83, and onward to Chrome 86's stronger mobile password protections points to the browser consolidating into a de facto privacy regulator — defaults set by Google increasingly determine what tracking is commercially viable before any legislation does.
The trend: Browsers are becoming the primary enforcement layer for web privacy, with Google shipping restrictions in staged releases that ad tech must continuously rebuild around.
IT: Enhancement to SafeBrowsing you're going to need to turn on manually is coming down the pipe, keep your eyes-on their ADMX. https://twitter.com/...
My first byline at the new job - launching a new opt-in Safe Browsing mode in Chrome that can do a better job detecting phishing and malware, if you're okay with Safe Browsing's servers seeing more about the websites you're visiting: https://security.googleblog.com/ ...
.@googlechrome 83 is out: - Redesigned privacy and security settings - Extensions icon in the toolbar - New Safety Check in settings - Enhanced Safe Browsing protection - Secure DNS - Third-party cookies blocked in Incognito - $76,000+ in bug bounties https://venturebeat.com/...
And take a look at the new Extensions UI that we're rolling out. We'll be bringing more capabilities here as we give people more insight into and control over how their extensions interact with their data and the sites they visit. https://twitter.com/...
Plus there's a ton of ongoing work to prevent snooping on your browsing activity in transit, with credit to @KenjiBaheux, @cos_theta, and team. https://blog.chromium.org/...
I am also super excited that DNS-over-HTTPS auto-upgrade is taking its next steps: https://blog.chromium.org/... Along with the work Mozilla, Microsoft, and others are doing to encrypt DNS, the internet will be a safer place for it. https://twitter.com/...
Keeping your privacy and security at the center of our products, checkout @googlechrome newest updates rolling out from Safety Check to redesigned cookie controls 🔐 Learn more 👉https://www.blog.google/ ... https://twitter.com/...
We're rolling out a bunch of new security and privacy protections in Chrome, along with making longstanding controls much more discoverable and easier to use. https://www.blog.google/...
We're rolling out new tools + redesigned privacy & security settings in @googlechrome on desktop to help you better control your safety on the web: a safety check tool, 3rd party cookie controls in Incognito mode, Enhanced Safe Browsing, Secure DNS & more https://blog.google/...
People sometimes misunderstand security and privacy as engineering-only disciplines. I see human-centered design and research playing a critical role - especially as more software teams need to think about how to build tools that are useful, usable, flexible, and approachable. ht…
We're making it easier to control your privacy and security on #Chrome. Take a look at the new features helping you stay safe on the web and rolling out on desktop in the latest release. 👉 https://www.blog.google/... https://twitter.com/...
Starting with Chrome 83, Chrome will now block sandboxed iframes from initiating a file download action. Sandboxed iframes are often utilized to load ads, and this measure prevents malicious ads (also known as malvertising) from forcefully downloading malware on users' devices.
Chrome 83 is out! This is one of the biggest and most feature-rich Chrome releases ever. Let me break it down in a thread (1/n) https://www.zdnet.com/... https://twitter.com/...